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Celebrations, Calls for Change After Derek Chauvin Verdict

By Enoa Gibson, NewsVision Reporter

A Minneapolis jury found former police officer Derek Chauvin guilty of all charges, including second degree murder in the death of George Floyd. The case drew national attention and sparked uprisings last May after video Chauvin killing Floyd by kneeling on his neck for more than nine minutes went viral. At Black Lives Matter Plaza in Washington, DC there was cautious optimism after the verdict. NewsVision reporter Ènoa Gibson has reaction.

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